English

Comprehensive English

This course serves as a foundational course in the English major, aiming to cultivate and enhance students’ comprehensive proficiency in the use of English. Through language foundation training and discourse analysis, the course progressively improves students’ abilities in reading comprehension of discourse, familiarizes them with various genres of English expression, expands their vocabulary, and acquaints them with commonly used English sentence structures. It aims to equip students with basic oral and written expression skills. The primary teaching tasks of this course involve comprehensive and rigorous training in fundamental language skills. Students are encouraged to actively participate in various language communication activities during class, fostering their practical language application abilities, promoting good study habits, and instilling correct learning methods. The course lays a solid foundation for students entering the higher grades by providing a comprehensive and rigorous training in basic skills.

Oral English

This course is a crucial skills-oriented class that primarily relies on classroom oral practice to fully engage students and ignite their interest in learning English. Through the absorption of rich content, the course aims to rapidly enhance students’ listening and speaking abilities, deepen their understanding of various cultures and societal knowledge worldwide, and train them to think in English. The course effectively cultivates students’ English communication skills. Simultaneously, through individual tasks, group collaboration, and other methods, it guides students in cross-cultural communication, accumulating oral experience for future academic, professional, and daily life, and laying the foundation for telling Chinese cultural stories in the future.

English Reading

The English Reading course is designed as an extensive reading class, featuring a diverse range of materials including literary works, narratives, expository essays, argumentative texts, news articles, advertisements, and other articles with varying language styles. The course aims to broaden students’ learning horizons and enrich their reading content through the extensive reading and appreciation of a multitude of English texts. It seeks to enhance students’ reading taste, fostering their ability to engage in critical thinking in English and cultivating a habit of reading.

English Grammar

This course aims to assist students in constructing a systematic and comprehensive knowledge framework of English grammar, laying the foundation for the comprehensive use of English. Through the systematic instruction of English grammar knowledge and its hierarchical structure, the course comprehensively explains the grammatical characteristics and applications of various parts of speech. It aims to enhance practical language skills, instill correct values, and cultivate students’ logical thinking and analytical skills, such as hypothesis judgment, analysis, induction, reasoning, and critical thinking.

English Writing

This course aims to cultivate students’ ability to write narrative, expository, and argumentative essays in English, as well as to develop their skills in composing common types of practical documents such as notes, announcements, and letters. The course also provides students with an initial understanding of the writing norms for academic articles. Through this course, students enhance their proficiency in written English expression which shall be applicable to practical scenarios in learning, daily life, and work. The goal is to improve students’ overall language proficiency and cross-cultural communication skills.

Advanced English

This course, guided by linguistic theories such as functional linguistics and pragmatics, utilizes the themes and topics of texts to cultivate students’ language and cultural sensitivity. Simultaneously, through comprehensive training in the four language skills of English—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—the course aims to enhance students’ skills and abilities in lexical analysis, listening comprehension, impromptu expression, and speech and debate. It fosters the capacity for theme induction and summarization, enabling students to possess proficient communication skills and an appreciation for language and culture.

Translation Theory and Practice

This course integrates translation theory and practice. By studying major translation theories from both Chinese and foreign perspectives and using them as guidelines, the course involves extensive English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English translation exercises, along with classroom analysis and discussions. The goal is to cultivate students’ cognitive and processing abilities in areas such as semantic meaning, word order, sentence structure, discourse, and culture in both English and Chinese translation. Additionally, through activities such as observing and explaining translations, appreciating exemplary translations, comparing and discussing translations, as well as practical exercises and feedback sessions, the course aims to open up students’ thinking, enhance their bilingual conversion skills, and equip them with necessary knowledge and skills for English-Chinese translation.

Introduction to English Literature

This course covers representative writers, works, or excerpts from various periods and literary movements, spanning different literary genres such as poetry, drama, and novels. Presented in chronological order, the course showcases the essence of English literature by exploring the literary careers, creative ideologies, artistic characteristics, and representative works of notable authors. Integrating the teaching of selected readings with literary history, the course briefly outlines the societal, political, economic, and cultural contexts, as well as literary trends and movements associated with the respective periods of the authors covered, which aims to enhance students’ cultural literacy by connecting and integrating various elements.

Introduction to Linguistics

This course primarily covers sub-disciplines of linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and subsequently introduces interdisciplinary intersections with other fields such as sociolinguistics, cultural linguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, and the cutting-edge field of cognitive linguistics. Through this course, students gain comprehensive knowledge of the research history, current status, and future trends in the entire discipline of linguistics, providing a thorough understanding of its various branches and their interconnectedness.

Research Methods and Academic Writing

This course requires students to master basic research methods while developing their ability to write academic papers in English. Through the course, students will gain an understanding of the standards of scientific research, cultivate awareness of academic ethical norms, acquire research methods in the humanities and social sciences, and foster innovation capabilities. They will also comprehend the fundamental requirements and methods of writing academic papers in English, grasp the format and standards for composing English academic papers, and develop the skills to use appropriate research methods for scientific inquiry and composing academically formatted papers.

Translation

Comprehensive English

This is the most crucial foundational course in the English major. The course is designed with the aim of not only establishing a solid foundation for students in various language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing but also developing their basic independent and critical thinking abilities. Additionally, it aims to instill a certain level of cross-cultural awareness, modern consciousness, and discipline consciousness. This student-centered course, guided by linguistic theories such as functional linguistics and pragmatics, utilizes innovative teaching models to actively engage both teachers and students. It transforms English learning into a personalized, proactive, and autonomous process, ultimately enhancing students’ learning efficiency and practical English application skills, particularly in literary appreciation, language rhetoric, writing, and critical thinking abilities.

Oral English

This is a compulsory course for first-year students majoring in English and Translation. It is a foundational oral communication course designed specifically for English major students. The course aims to enhance students’ oral communication abilities, cultivate fluent, accurate, and confident spoken expression skills, and lay a solid foundation for their future academic research and professional development.

English Grammar

This is a compulsory course for students majoring in English and Translation. It explores the fundamental rules of language, providing students with guidelines for word formation, word changes, and sentence structure. English grammar aids students in learning and utilizing English more quickly and effectively. The course employs analytical and integrative approaches, as well as inductive and deductive methods, to explore the regularities of the English language, which facilitates the transition from intuitive understanding to rational comprehension. The course is beneficial for language and literature instruction and contributes to the overall improvement of students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation.

English Reading

This is a foundational course designed for first and second-year students in English majors at higher education institutions, characterized as an extensive reading course. The course aims to cultivate students’ English reading abilities and improve their reading speed. It also focuses on developing students’ skills in closely observing language, as well as logical thinking abilities such as hypothesis judgment, analysis, induction, and reasoning. The course works towards enhancing students’ reading skills, including skimming, scanning, detailed reading, and critical reading. Through reading exercises, the course aims to help students expand their vocabulary, strengthen their language intuition, continuously accumulate various language knowledge, and deepen their cultural understanding.

English Writing

This is a core course designed for first and second-year students majoring in English. The course aims to cultivate students’ fundamental English writing skills, including vocabulary usage, sentence construction, rhetoric, paragraph structure, and various types of writing such as narrative, expository, and argumentative essays. Through this course, students gain an understanding of essential foundational knowledge in English writing, acquire basic writing techniques, and begin to develop critical thinking and critical writing abilities.

Introduction to Chinese Culture (Bilingual)

This is a compulsory foundational course designed for third-year students majoring in English. It is conducted in English and serves as a means to teach Chinese traditional culture, inherit the spirit of the Chinese nation, promote excellent cultural traditions, and enhance the cultural taste and humanistic qualities of the students. The course aims to elevate students’ cultural literacy, enrich campus culture, promote cultural inheritance, and comprehensively improve students’ humanistic qualities. The primary goal is to strengthen English and Translation major students’ understanding of Chinese outstanding culture, enhance their humanistic cultivation, boost cultural confidence, stimulate multidimensional thinking, and lay the groundwork for future cross-cultural communication and the further dissemination of Chinese culture.

Overview of Chinese-Western Translation Theory

This is an emerging discipline that studies translation theory and translation phenomena. It is fundamentally interdisciplinary and multilingual, covering studies related to language, linguistics, communication studies, philosophy, and culture. The content of this course includes the translation of Buddhist scriptures, scientific and technological translation in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, 20th-century Chinese translation theory, early Western translation theory, modern Western translation theory, and more. The course particularly focuses on equivalence and its effects, functionalist translation theory, system theory, cultural studies, translation heterogeneity, and translation philosophy theory.

Consecutive Interpreting

This is a compulsory professional course offered to third-year students majoring in translation. It serves as a foundational skills training course for consecutive interpreting between Chinese and English. This course focuses on training cognitive skills for consecutive interpretation. Through theoretical explanations and practical exercises, it helps learners master various sub-skills and apply them in interpreting practice to complete consecutive interpretation tasks. The course is divided into five modules, covering core skills such as listening and discerning, memory, note-taking, interpreting, and evaluation. It aims to further enhance and enrich the curriculum for the Translation major in the English department and set the stage for future courses such as “Simultaneous Interpretation.”

English to Chinese Translation

This is a mandatory course in the Translation major, primarily consisting of theoretical studies and practical application. The theoretical part involves the study of major translation theories, comparing and analyzing language structure and cultural differences between English and Chinese. This enables students to further grasp the fundamental theoretical principles of English-Chinese translation and related translation critique, enhancing their bilingual competence and broadening their knowledge of both cultures. The practical part involves extensive English-Chinese translation exercises and classroom analysis and discussions. This helps students open up their thinking, improve their ability to switch between languages, and ensures they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for English-Chinese translation. The course lays a solid theoretical foundation for future translation practices and research.

Chinese to English Translation

This is a compulsory course in the Translation major, consisting mainly of theoretical studies and practical application. The theoretical part involves a comparison and analysis of language structure and cultural differences between Chinese and English. This enables students to further grasp the fundamental theoretical principles of Chinese-English translation and related translation critique, enhancing their bilingual competence and broadening their knowledge of both cultures. The practical part involves extensive Chinese-English translation exercises and classroom analysis and discussions. This helps students open up their thinking, improve their ability to switch between languages, and ensures they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for Chinese-English translation. The course lays a solid theoretical foundation for future translation practices and research.

Japanese

Basic Japanese

Basic Japanese, as a starting point for beginners, is the most crucial foundational course in the Japanese major. The design purpose of this course is to not only provide students with a solid foundation in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese, preparing them for advanced courses and enhanced translation skills in the future but also to cultivate basic independent thinking, critical thinking abilities, and a certain level of cross-cultural awareness, modern consciousness, and disciplinary awareness.

Advanced Japanese

This is the most crucial course in the Japanese major. The design purpose of this course is to enable students to not only learn Japanese vocabulary, grammar, phrases, and sentence structures through traditional intensive reading of texts but also to enhance their expressive skills in Japanese reading and writing. Additionally, students will develop an appreciation for authentic chapters selected from Japanese newspapers and literary works, broadening their knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and the Japanese way of thinking. This aims to cultivate independent thinking and critical analytical abilities.

Japanese Listening and Speaking

This is a compulsory course for undergraduate students majoring in Japanese at universities. It falls under the category of foundational courses in foreign language teaching and serves as an introductory course for cultivating talents in Japanese translation. The emphasis of this course is to equip students with a certain level of knowledge in phonetics, vocabulary, grammar, idiomatic expressions, and to establish a solid foundation in listening skills. This lays a strong groundwork for future studies in Japanese listening and conversation.

Japanese Reading

This is a mandatory course for undergraduate students majoring in Japanese at universities and serves as a foundational course for cultivating talents in Japanese translation. The design of this course aims to not only expand students’ vocabulary and knowledge but also expose them to articles of various styles and content. This prepares students for advanced courses and the enhancement of translation skills in the future. Through the study of this course, students are expected to develop a certain level of cross-cultural awareness, modern awareness, as well as basic independent and critical thinking abilities.

Japanese Writing

This is a crucial component in the fundamental skills development of foreign language learners, encompassing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation. The proficiency in writing directly impacts the expressive abilities of learners. This course is designed to cultivate the writing skills of self-learners in Japanese from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The aim is to empower Japanese learners to grasp fundamental Japanese written expression methods and enhance their capabilities in expressing thoughts.

Academic Writing and Research Methods

This is an elective course offered in the sixth semester of the undergraduate program for Japanese majors. The aim and task of this course are to guide students in writing their graduation thesis, helping them master methods for searching relevant literature and the principles of academic paper writing. The course also provides necessary introductions and selections regarding the fundamental requirements of paper writing, including topic selection, structure, format, and content. The goal is to cultivate students’ logical thinking abilities, enhance their research skills, and lay the foundation for writing papers in relevant fields in the future.

Intercultural Communication

This is not only a foundational language knowledge course but also a quality-oriented education course aimed at helping students broaden their knowledge and improve their cross-cultural communication literacy. This course, using language as a vehicle, is designed to expand students’ cross-cultural thinking through classroom teaching and related activities in a broad sense. It aims to cultivate students’ awareness of cross-cultural communication and enhance their ability to understand different cultures. At the same time, it assists students in addressing various problems that arise due to cultural differences in broad cross-cultural communication, gradually fostering and improving students’ cross-cultural communication abilities.

Overview of Japan

This course aims to introduce various aspects of Japan, including its geography, history, culture, society, and economy, providing students with a comprehensive perspective on Japan. By delving into the diversity and uniqueness of Japan, students will be better equipped to understand the country’s position and influence on the international stage.

Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

This is a core course designed for third-year students majoring in Japanese. The course systematically explores Japanese language and linguistic theories, encouraging students to compare and reflect on languages, including Chinese. The aim is to help students understand the nature of language, the components of language elements, and the laws of language development, both theoretically and in conjunction with their own language practices. It also aims to enhance students’ language literacy, cultivate their interest in language and culture research, and lay a solid foundation for further Japanese language studies.

 Introduction to Japanese Literature

This is a compulsory course for undergraduate students majoring in Japanese at regular universities. Literature is an important part of culture. By introducing and organizing the history of Japanese literature, selecting, analyzing, and appreciating representative thoughts, trends, and literary works from different periods, the course aims to help students understand the development of Japanese literature, the characteristics of literature in different periods, and enhance their understanding of Japanese literature and society, promoting cross-cultural communication skills. Additionally, it provides insights into the influence of Chinese literature on Japanese literature, fostering students’ critical thinking and a connection to Chinese culture.

Spanish 

Basic Spanish

This compulsory course is offered in the first to fourth semesters of the undergraduate stage . This course is a comprehensive skills course for Spanish majors (i.e., intensive reading course), with the main aim of cultivating students’ solid professional foundation and the ability to use Spanish comprehensively. Through comprehensive and rigorous training in Spanish language skills, students are expected to master the pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and functional concepts of Spanish. Additionally, students should develop a preliminary understanding of the culture and national conditions of Spanish-speaking countries. The course requires students to adopt correct learning methods, cultivate good study habits, and possess basic independent working abilities, laying a solid foundation for learning in the higher grades and advanced stages.

Advanced Spanish

This course is an important professional course aimed at cultivating students’ comprehensive skills in Spanish. It is a core and compulsory course for senior stages in undergraduate Spanish majors at higher education institutions, serving as an extension of the foundational stage. It focuses on training students in comprehensive Spanish skills, particularly in reading speed, grammar, rhetoric, and writing. The course systematically covers knowledge related to Spanish literary genres, rhetorical strategies, stylistic devices, reading techniques, etc., allowing students to further enrich their grammar, vocabulary, and rhetorical skills in Spanish. The aim is to solidify and enhance students’ Spanish language proficiency, broaden their knowledge, deepen their understanding of society and life, and lay a good foundation for improving their skills in Spanish-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-Spanish translation, thereby preparing them for careers related to Spanish language.

Spanish Listening

This course is a compulsory course for the first to fourth semesters. The textbook used for this course is “Spanish Listening Course.” The course is centered around listening materials and aims to improve learners’ comprehensive abilities in listening, speaking, and writing through activities such as listening, speaking, and dictation. The content of the course is rich and consists of five parts: warm-up, listening and comprehension, listening and expression, dictation, and intensive exercises. The exercises vary in form and gradually increase in difficulty. The content of the textbook closely reflects various aspects of daily life, social conditions, history, culture, science, and technology in Spanish-speaking countries. This allows students to enhance their Spanish listening and speaking skills in context and learn authentic Spanish.

Spanish Listening and Speaking

It is a compulsory course for the fifth to sixth semesters of the undergraduate program. It is a required course for undergraduate students majoring in Spanish and is a fundamental course in foreign language teaching, serving as an advanced course to cultivate comprehensive talents in Spanish. The course is centered around listening materials and aims to improve students’ comprehensive abilities in listening, speaking, and writing through activities such as listening, speaking, and dictation. Each lesson is divided into five parts: listening skills, listening and comprehension, listening and expression, dictation, and intensive exercises. The content is close to daily life, with diverse exercises and progressively increasing difficulty, enabling students to enhance their language application and communication skills while learning the language.

Spanish Newspaper Reading

This is a compulsory core course for senior undergraduate students majoring in Spanish. Its aim is to help students understand the history, culture, and customs of Spain and Latin America through newspapers from Spanish-speaking countries, thereby enhancing their cross-cultural communication skills. The teaching materials are closely related to the theme of the textbook and include articles published in major print media in Spain and Latin American countries in recent years. The content covers current affairs, news reports, and commentaries on politics, economics, culture, and society in Spanish-speaking countries and other parts of the world. Through lively explanations and rich classroom interactions, the course helps students comprehend news articles in Spanish newspapers and magazines and cultivates their interest in the cultures of Spain and Latin American countries.

Translation Theory and Practice

This  is a compulsory core course for senior undergraduate students majoring in Spanish. It is part of the basic foreign language teaching curriculum and aims to cultivate versatile talents in Spanish translation, with the goal of conveying the core values of the Chinese nation through translation. Building on the students’ existing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, rhetoric, and a solid foundation in both Chinese and Spanish, the course, through comparisons between Chinese and Spanish and explanations of translation techniques, further deepens students’ understanding of the differences between Chinese and Spanish. The course helps them identify the challenges in the translation process, master the basic skills of Chinese-Spanish translation, and develop a certain level of Chinese-Spanish translation capability. The course is closely related to advanced Spanish, Spanish writing, Chinese cultural overview, and other courses, demonstrating strong comprehensiveness and practicality.

Basic Spanish Writing

This course aims to enable students to grasp the grammatical rules of the Spanish language, the basic principles of sentence and composition construction within the Spanish language system. It guides students in organizing and expressing their thoughts in writing using the Spanish language. Through systematic learning and training, students should be able to articulate their viewpoints accurately, express ideas fluently, present a well-organized and logically structured composition, and use appropriate and vivid vocabulary and sentence structures within the complete system of the Spanish language.

Spanish Grammar

This course, a compulsory subject in the fourth semester, is designed to teach students the grammar rules, structures, and usage of the Spanish language. On one hand, the course provides students with a relatively systematic grammar teaching to strengthen their grammar foundation and address any gaps or deficiencies. On the other hand, in conjunction with the grammar knowledge tested in the national Spanish major level four exam, the course emphasizes the review of key and difficult points in the grammar knowledge of the first and second years, conducting a large amount of more systematic and targeted practice. Through this course, students will establish a solid grammar foundation, laying the groundwork for further improvement in Spanish language proficiency.

Interpretation Theory and Practice

This is one of the core courses in the Spanish language major, with the main goal of teaching the various basic and related skills necessary for a career in interpreting. It introduces the fundamental skills of interpreting, including interpreting memory, logical analysis, interpreting note-taking, public speaking, numerical memory, coping strategies, etc. The aim is to help students acquire the interpreting skills needed for their profession, cultivate good logical thinking, rapid language organization and expression, as well as effective public speaking skills. Through extensive interpreting practice, the course consolidates and deepens students’ ability to adapt to time constraints in practical interpreting, enhances their analysis of both Chinese and Western discourses, improves their cross-cultural communication abilities, and strengthens their Chinese-Spanish translation skills, thereby enhancing their professional awareness. It is a comprehensive course that exercises students’ language use, cultural understanding, performance, and psychological skills.

Spanish Reading

This course is designed for lower-level Spanish language students. The content of the texts includes adaptations of Spanish literary works, life stories, news, cultural customs, historical anecdotes, biographies, popular science articles, etc. The course aims to help students absorb language and cultural background knowledge, deepen their understanding of the characteristics of the Spanish language, improve their skills in detailed reading, skimming, and reference reading, and cultivate their logical thinking abilities such as hypothesis judgment, analysis, induction, and reasoning. The focus is on expanding vocabulary and enhancing overall reading abilities, with challenges in increasing reading speed and accuracy. Additionally, starting from the third semester, the course introduces the textbook of Understanding Contemporary China—Spanish Reading and Writing Course, guiding students to systematically study and deeply understand the core principles of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It interprets China’s path and wisdom from a cross-cultural perspective and reinforces the “Four Confidences.”

Portuguese 

Reading & Writing I – IV

This course aims to cultivate students’ Portuguese reading comprehension and written expression abilities in daily communication, integrating reading comprehension and writing with the social and cultural context of Portuguese-speaking regions. It enables students to further understand the importance of written communication in social life.

Oral Comprehension & Expression I – IV

This course trains students in daily discourse and communication, focusing on developing their listening and oral expression skills, enabling them to use Portuguese comprehensively.

Language Lab I - II

Through training, students will be able to identify and practice the pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese, gaining an understanding of how Portuguese is pronounced. Additionally, the training will provide a summary introduction to the relationship between phonetic units and spelling units.

Structure of Portuguese Language

This course teaches the basic vocabulary and grammatical (morphological and syntactic) structure of Brazilian Portuguese. The aim is to enable students to understand clear and standard language expressions, grasp the main content, and communicate effectively on topics and scenarios related to daily life using simple and coherent language.

Political Systems of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries Community

This course, through the study of the political frameworks of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries Community, aims to help students understand the similarities and differences among these nations. It involves analyzing the continuously strengthening international positions of these countries and how they collaborate across various fields to collectively promote economic, political, cultural, and Portuguese language development. Understanding the political systems of these countries, especially their administrative bodies, is of paramount importance for comprehending the significance of shared political strategies among these nations.

The Economies of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries Community

This course analyzes the strategies employed by the Portuguese-Speaking Countries Community to strengthen economic relations. It studies the economically strategic sectors in these countries and examines the collaborative advantages these nations have in enhancing economic competitiveness and internationalization. The course aims to foster an understanding of the role of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries Community in the global economy.